[MassHistPres] nogging

[Deane Rykerson]

Nogging was a natural response to environment and resources.

yes, there is the timber-masonry infill tradition from England.

no, nogging is not debris.  The nogging I have encountered is low temp clay brick (probably sun-dried) with soft lime mortar.

I have not seen interior plaster directly applied to the masonry.  More typically, there is riven wood lath and plaster fastened to studs.

I think the best approach to nogging context is to look at the building envelope.  
The English building tradition worked well for a climate without the huge seasonal temperature swings of North America.  Early builders found very cold winters with abundant and big trees.  Nogging was a no-brainer as was an eel-grass infill (see Cummins).  As building technology progressed, the building envelope went from simple weather-boards (Howard House, Ipswich), to (from outside in) clapboards/sheathing/nogging/sometimes interior boards/lath/plaster.
This affords insulation, infiltration reduction, thermal mass.  The built environment is a response to environment and resources.

At the Hancock-Clarke House in Lexington, I built a cutaway display from salvaged materials of typical 18th century exterior wall construction.  It is available for viewing when the museum is open.


Deane Rykerson AIA LEEDAP
Rykerson Architecture
1 Salt Marsh Lane
Kittery Point ME 03905
207-439-8755
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